All Blog Posts Tagged 'immersion' - Cherrytree Records2015-03-03T20:21:45Zhttp://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profiles/blog/feed?tag=immersion&xn_auth=noSurface (The Dam part 6 - revisited)tag:www.cherrytreerecords.com,2011-07-07:2494454:BlogPost:5599042011-07-07T14:58:56.000ZChristopher Stewarthttp://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profile/ChristopherStewart
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/444px-surfacetension.jpg?w=444"></img> <br></br><span style="font-size: x-small;">(« <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SurfaceTension.jpg">Surface Tension</a> » by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdm/">darkmatter</a>)</span></p>
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<p>In « Surface, » the sixth chapter of « The Dam, » the protagonist/narrator is gradually returning to activity after having transformed into who they feel like being. Ultimately, they reach the…</p>
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<p>In « Surface, » the sixth chapter of « The Dam, » the protagonist/narrator is gradually returning to activity after having transformed into who they feel like being. Ultimately, they reach the surface where a new existence properly begins.</p>
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<p>In the storyline, this step marks the end of a long process of metamorphosis wherein one has endured many hardships and shed that which belongs to their former way of being. Once released from the demanding transition period of the immersion, they are free to emerge and revel once again, safe in the knowledge that a necessary rite of passage is now behind them, and that they have reached the beginning of an inspiring new phase of their life.</p>
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<p>This wasn’t intentional from the outset, but the first part of this chapter turned out to sound quite a bit Pink Floydy. Not that I'm complaining or anything...</p>
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<p>The piece is an instrumental, so I've written the following poetry to accompany it :</p>
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<p><em><br/>
the dam has disappeared<br/>
the obstacle is cleared<br/>
the dreamer persevered<br/>
a new way pioneered<br/>
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goodbye to the cocoon<br/>
engineered to attune<br/>
ablaze is the maroon<br/>
delighted by the boon<br/>
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submarine observer<br/>
the barrage i ponder<br/>
and question its nature<br/>
a past to decipher<br/>
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attracted to conflict<br/>
an affliction addict<br/>
inclined to self-inflict<br/>
dignity derelict<br/>
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adept at self-torment<br/>
self-loathing abhorrent<br/>
self-image delinquent<br/>
self-esteem deficient<br/>
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outflows and transgressions<br/>
and self-degradations<br/>
dreadful expectations<br/>
auto-mutilations<br/>
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magnetic inceptions<br/>
of foiled aspirations<br/>
and divine deceptions<br/>
self-annihilations<br/>
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in self-hypnotizing<br/>
of prize undeserving<br/>
the hope undermining<br/>
the dream abnegating<br/>
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behind i left my plight<br/>
obvious in hindsight<br/>
a shindy for the blight<br/>
was hindering my flight<br/>
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bright light above liquid<br/>
the way up is limpid<br/>
confident and lucid<br/>
i rise in the fluid<br/>
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further elevation<br/>
impending progression<br/>
triumphant emersion<br/>
sheer rejuvenation<br/>
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remedy artistic<br/>
tethys therapeutic<br/>
water sympathetic<br/>
poetry prophetic<br/>
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i'm on the other side<br/>
no more jekyll and hyde<br/>
i'm ready for the ride<br/>
the tide i will abide<br/>
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<p style="font-size: x-small; border: 1px 0px 0px 0px solid #AAAAAA;"><em><br/>
« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process of individual growth.<br/>
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As the title suggest, the focus is directed on one major obstacle/life-changing experience, symbolized by a dam on the river, which the protagonist/narrator has to conquer in order to reach their intended destination.<br/>
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The storyline is inspired by my own life and struggle to reach the goal of earning a living through my artistic output, as opposed to working a day job to support myself and invest what’s left of my energies in artistic pursuits on a part-time basis, as I’ve done for the most part of the last twelve years or so.<br/>
</em></p>Flow (The Dam part 7)tag:www.cherrytreerecords.com,2011-05-31:2494454:BlogPost:5309212011-05-31T22:29:04.000ZChristopher Stewarthttp://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profile/ChristopherStewart
<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/444px-ayvaz_sredy_voln.jpg?w=444"></img> <br></br><span style="font-size: x-small;">(« <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ayvaz_sredy_voln.jpg">Between the waves</a> » by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ivan_Aivazovsky">Ivan Aivazovsky</a>)</span></p>
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<p>The seventh chapter of « The Dam » is entitled « Flow » and presents the situation once the obstacle has been overcome, the dam has been levelled, and the test…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/444px-ayvaz_sredy_voln.jpg?w=444" alt=""/><br/><span style="font-size: x-small;">(« <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ayvaz_sredy_voln.jpg">Between the waves</a> » by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ivan_Aivazovsky">Ivan Aivazovsky</a>)</span></p>
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<p>The seventh chapter of « The Dam » is entitled « Flow » and presents the situation once the obstacle has been overcome, the dam has been levelled, and the test has successfully been passed.</p>
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<p>The protagonist/narrator is now moving forward into the dream, responding to the calling of the ocean.</p>
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<p>The lyrics are almost complete, although I'm not quite satisfied with parts of the choruses.</p>
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<p><em>Have I ever been here ? / Memories I'm recalling<br/>
Of similar currents / And one ingenuous starling<br/>
Only doing the things / That kept his heart beating<br/>
Not much of a skipper / Misguided but well-meaning<br/>
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Though it's a different stream / And time has made me wiser<br/>
I still have the same dream / The ocean is calling<br/>
I'm headed for the goal / No more changing the bearing<br/>
I have chosen the boat / I have chosen the river<br/>
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Riding high I defy<br/>
The ordinary<br/>
Advancing into the dream<br/>
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Still I can't clarify<br/>
Was it I at the helm ?<br/>
Did I really have a choice ?<br/>
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I feel I could stay here / For all eternity<br/>
Purposeful and passionate / In creativity<br/>
Driven forth by the flow / Sailing effortlessly<br/>
Doing what I'm feeling / Is best for you and me<br/>
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No trace of the old barrage / Completed its demise<br/>
A necessary passage / Into maturity<br/>
Still I am wondering / Never really knowing<br/>
This life I call my own / Could it have been otherwise ?<br/>
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Riding high I defy<br/>
The ordinary<br/>
Advancing into the dream<br/>
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And I cannot deny<br/>
I found my inner light<br/>
Now at last I feel alright</em></p>
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<p style="font-size: x-small; border: 1px 0px 0px 0px solid #AAAAAA;"><em>
« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process of individual growth.<br/>
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As the title suggest, the focus is directed on one major obstacle/life-changing experience, symbolized by a dam on the river, which the protagonist/narrator has to conquer in order to reach their intended destination.<br/>
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The storyline is inspired by my own life and struggle to reach the goal of earning a living through my artistic output, as opposed to working a day job to support myself and invest what’s left of my energies in artistic pursuits on a part-time basis, as I’ve done for the most part of the last twelve years or so.<br />
</em></p>River (The Dam part 2)tag:www.cherrytreerecords.com,2011-05-20:2494454:BlogPost:5229102011-05-20T00:51:12.000ZChristopher Stewarthttp://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profile/ChristopherStewart
<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/444px-ovchinnikov-vladimir-ivanovich-moonlight-night-on-the-volga-river-pos28bw.jpg?w=444"></img> <br></br><span style="font-size: x-small;">(« <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ovchinnikov-Vladimir-Ivanovich-Moonlight-night-on-the-Volga-river-pos28bw.jpg">Moonlight Night on the Volga river</a> » by Vladimir Ivanovich Ovchinnikov)</span></p>
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<p>The second part of « The Dam » is entitled « River » and expounds the original situation, before the obstacle is recognized and dealt…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/444px-ovchinnikov-vladimir-ivanovich-moonlight-night-on-the-volga-river-pos28bw.jpg?w=444" alt=""/><br/><span style="font-size: x-small;">(« <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ovchinnikov-Vladimir-Ivanovich-Moonlight-night-on-the-Volga-river-pos28bw.jpg">Moonlight Night on the Volga river</a> » by Vladimir Ivanovich Ovchinnikov)</span></p>
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<p>The second part of « The Dam » is entitled « River » and expounds the original situation, before the obstacle is recognized and dealt with.</p>
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<p>The focus of this section is the slow realization that the situation is not really satisfying, and that the chosen course of action does not seem to lead to the desired destination.</p>
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<p>The lyrics have pretty much reached their definitive form :</p>
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<p><em>
How long have I been here ? / Feels like it’s been forever<br/>
Doing what I’ve been told / Taking in what I’ve been sold<br/>
Constantly pondering / Never remembering<br/>
When did I choose this boat ? / When did I choose this river ?<br/>
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How long must I stay here ? / Not sure I want to be<br/>
Ever meandering / Throughout eternity<br/>
Whose aim am I serving ? / Whose game am I playing ?<br/>
Doing what I assume / Is expected of me<br/>
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Waking up on a boat<br/>
That barely stays afloat<br/>
Going down with the mainstream<br/>
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Though I cannot deny<br/>
It is I at the helm<br/>
Do I really have a choice ?<br/>
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I used to have a dream / The ocean was calling<br/>
Drawn off course by the flow / Perpetually striving<br/>
Debased by the shallow / Never really reaching<br/>
I used to have a goal / Where is all of this leading ?<br/>
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I’m heading for a dam / I’m falling prey to doubt<br/>
The current getting stronger / Rapids ahead of me<br/>
Evermore wondering / Never really knowing<br/>
This life I call my own / How else could it have turned out ?<br/>
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Waking up on a boat<br/>
That barely stays afloat<br/>
Going down with the mainstream<br/>
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And I can’t justify<br/>
Why should I go along ?<br/>
When I feel it is all wrong<br/>
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« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process of individual growth.<br/>
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As the title suggest, the focus is directed on one major obstacle/life-changing experience, symbolized by a dam on the river, which the protagonist/narrator has to conquer in order to reach their intended destination.<br/>
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The storyline is inspired by my own life and struggle to reach the goal of earning a living through my artistic output, as opposed to working a day job to support myself and invest what’s left of my energies in artistic pursuits on a part-time basis, as I’ve done for the most part of the last twelve years or so.<br />
</em></p>Dam (The Dam part 4)tag:www.cherrytreerecords.com,2011-05-16:2494454:BlogPost:5208242011-05-16T23:28:19.000ZChristopher Stewarthttp://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profile/ChristopherStewart
<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/444px-barrage_zola.jpg?w=444"></img> <br></br><span style="font-size: x-small;">(« <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barrage_Zola.jpg">Painting of the Zola dam near Aix-en-Provence in France</a> » by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Paul_C%C3%A9zanne">Paul Cézanne</a>)</span></p>
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<p>The fourth movement of « The Dam » is entitled simply « Dam. » In the storyline, this is when the obstacle is recognized and the…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/444px-barrage_zola.jpg?w=444" alt=""/><br/><span style="font-size: x-small;">(« <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barrage_Zola.jpg">Painting of the Zola dam near Aix-en-Provence in France</a> » by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Paul_C%C3%A9zanne">Paul Cézanne</a>)</span></p>
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<p>The fourth movement of « The Dam » is entitled simply « Dam. » In the storyline, this is when the obstacle is recognized and the necessity of dealing with it is accepted. The truth of the matter is finally being faced.</p>
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<p>The lyrics are pretty much ready, so better let them tell the story.</p>
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<p><em><strong>1st verse</strong><br/>
The feeling is getting stronger / I'm aware of a dam<br/>
Building internally / This is not who I am <br/>
Conflicting directions / Identity crisis<br/>
Time has come to make a choice<br/>
Quiet the fearful voice<br/>
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This current is pushing me / To play for the wrong team<br/>
I don't see how this course / Is leading to my dream<br/>
Water which has no outlet / Will die of stagnation<br/>
This is all making me daft<br/>
I am in the wrong craft<br/>
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<strong>2nd verse</strong><br/>
Too many lives at once / I need some time for me<br/>
Foreshadowed Schizoid Man / 21st century<br/>
Self-serving purposes / And matter over mind<br/>
This boat is sinking fast<br/>
The delusion can't last<br/>
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Streaming the superficial / Life without an essence<br/>
Seeing through to the bottom / I can't find any sense<br/>
There's a need for something deeper / That is left unaddressed<br/>
Many questions, one answer<br/>
Myself I must enter</em><br />
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<p style="font-size: x-small; border: 1px 0px 0px 0px solid #AAAAAA;"><em>
« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process of individual growth.<br/>
<br/>
As the title suggest, the focus is directed on one major obstacle/life-changing experience, symbolized by a dam on the river, which the protagonist/narrator has to conquer in order to reach their intended destination.<br/>
<br/>
The storyline is inspired by my own life and struggle to reach the goal of earning a living through my artistic output, as opposed to working a day job to support myself and invest what’s left of my energies in artistic pursuits on a part-time basis, as I’ve done for the most part of the last twelve years or so.<br />
</em></p>Rapids (The Dam part 3 - revisited)tag:www.cherrytreerecords.com,2011-05-13:2494454:BlogPost:5176482011-05-13T00:10:31.000ZChristopher Stewarthttp://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profile/ChristopherStewart
<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/444px-riessbeck_stromschnelle.jpg?w=444"></img> <br></br><span style="font-size: x-small;">(« <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riessbeck_stromschnelle.jpg">Stromschnelle</a> » by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gerhard_Rie%C3%9Fbeck">Gerhard Rießbeck</a>)</span></p>
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<p>In « Rapids, » the third part of « The Dam, » the protagonist/narrator is being carried from a mostly disappointing river straight into an heretofore…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/444px-riessbeck_stromschnelle.jpg?w=444" alt=""/><br/><span style="font-size: x-small;">(« <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riessbeck_stromschnelle.jpg">Stromschnelle</a> » by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gerhard_Rie%C3%9Fbeck">Gerhard Rießbeck</a>)</span></p>
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<p>In « Rapids, » the third part of « The Dam, » the protagonist/narrator is being carried from a mostly disappointing river straight into an heretofore unseen dam.</p>
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<p>The intent behind this instrumental section is to convey a feeling of being taken ahead by an unrelenting force, and to let the listener reflect on the discourse presented in « River. »</p>
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<p>In the storyline, the rapids represent the rising tension which accompanies the recognition that one's chosen course is not only increasingly unsatisfactory, but that the situation has evolved beyond the point of no return, and thus that a change of direction has become an unavoidable necessity. Our hero is being accelerated towards an ineluctable collision which is portrayed in the fourth section, entitled « Dam. »</p>
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<p>Here's the associated poetry :</p>
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<p><em>
my wish is my motion<br/>
channelled by decision<br/>
i am running onward<br/>
to my destination<br/>
<br/>
intensification<br/>
and acceleration<br/>
there'll be more upheaval<br/>
before vindication<br/>
<br/>
the tension is building<br/>
hurried awakening<br/>
to my enfranchising<br/>
this stream is not leading<br/>
<br/>
perhaps this has to be<br/>
passage necessary<br/>
from my own eyes to see<br/>
who isn't really me<br/>
<br/>
or then again maybe<br/>
it is my penalty<br/>
karma for me worthy<br/>
of past conformity<br/>
<br/>
how life obliges me<br/>
to be all i can be<br/>
to shed docility<br/>
and to choose liberty<br/>
<br/>
of turmoil i'm prescient<br/>
implied in the current<br/>
i'm heading for a dam<br/>
latent in the torrent<br/>
<br/>
approaching collision<br/>
silenced inclination<br/>
bearing artificial<br/>
the end of repression<br/>
<br/>
and then i'll be dormant<br/>
drowning in the moment<br/>
water amniotic<br/>
withdrawn incognizant<br/>
<br/>
cocooned in suspension<br/>
marooned in immersion<br/>
introspective recess<br/>
profound transformation<br/>
<br/>
before elevation<br/>
to realization<br/>
revived buoyancy<br/>
triumphant emersion<br/>
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« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process of individual growth.<br/>
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As the title suggest, the focus is directed on one major obstacle/life-changing experience, symbolized by a dam on the river, which the protagonist/narrator has to conquer in order to reach their intended destination.<br/>
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The storyline is inspired by my own life and struggle to reach the goal of earning a living through my artistic output, as opposed to working a day job to support myself and invest what’s left of my energies in artistic pursuits on a part-time basis, as I’ve done for the most part of the last twelve years or so.<br />
</em></p>Surface (The Dam part 6)tag:www.cherrytreerecords.com,2010-11-01:2494454:BlogPost:3780712010-11-01T22:30:00.000ZChristopher Stewarthttp://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profile/ChristopherStewart
<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://api.ning.com/files/Ep92H-crAgyHTM49Td4G-rxNgqdIut89-*oE1yjc-IcyXpBHtFaUqg-1TXGqhG2tRvFl590V1PqpnI-7S5WtkOXiIICaGMhO/444pxSurfaceTension.jpg"></img> <br></br><span style="font-size: x-small;">("<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SurfaceTension.jpg">Surface Tension</a>" by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdm/">darkmatter</a>)</span></p>
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<p>In « Surface, » the sixth chapter of « The Dam, » the protagonist/narrator is gradually returning to activity after having transformed into who he feels like being, and will ultimately reach the…</p>
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<p>In « Surface, » the sixth chapter of « The Dam, » the protagonist/narrator is gradually returning to activity after having transformed into who he feels like being, and will ultimately reach the surface where he will properly begin his new existence.</p>
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<p>In the storyline, this step marks the end of a long process of metamorphosis wherein one has endured many transformations and shed that which belongs to their former way of being. Once released from the demanding transition period of the immersion, they are free to emerge and revel once again, safe in the knowledge that a necessary rite of passage is now behind them, and that they have reached the beginning of an inspiring new phase of their life.</p>
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<p>This wasn’t intentional from the outset, but the first part of this instrumental chapter turned out to sound quite a bit Pink Floydy. Not that I'm complaining or anything...</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 24px; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: small;">« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process that we affectionately refer to as life.</p>
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<p style="font-size: small;">As the title suggest, the focus is directed on one major obstacle/life-changing experience, symbolized by a dam on the river, which the protagonist/narrator has to conquer in order to reach their intended destination.</p>
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<p style="font-size: small;">The storyline is inspired by my own life and struggle to reach the goal of earning a living through my artistic output, as opposed to working a day job to support myself and invest what’s left of my energies in artistic pursuits on a part-time basis, as I’ve done for the most part of the last twelve years or so.</p>Rapids (The Dam part 3)tag:www.cherrytreerecords.com,2010-10-27:2494454:BlogPost:3740842010-10-27T19:30:00.000ZChristopher Stewarthttp://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profile/ChristopherStewart
<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://api.ning.com/files/ZQkjaKB*LgUl6jF9ltQVZTD4RZ9YMgqhCrF0o*Yu8JUa*tELhPvBnj4upCT38nU57PkHU64bZID8Hktu*L2wQSxmnLZLb07w/444pxRiessbeck_stromschnelle.jpg"></img> <br></br><span style="font-size: x-small;">("<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riessbeck_stromschnelle.jpg">Stromschnelle</a>" by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gerhard_Rie%C3%9Fbeck">Gerhard Rießbeck</a>)</span></p>
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<p>In « Rapids, » the third part of « The Dam, » the protagonist/narrator is being carried from a mostly uneventful and rather disappointing river…</p>
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<p>In « Rapids, » the third part of « The Dam, » the protagonist/narrator is being carried from a mostly uneventful and rather disappointing river straight into an heretofore unseen dam.</p>
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<p>The intent behind this instrumental section is to convey a feeling of being taken ahead by an unrelenting force, and to let the listener reflect on the discourse presented in « River. »</p>
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<p>In the storyline, the rapids represent the rising tension which accompanies the recognition that one's chosen course is not only increasingly unsatisfactory, but that the situation has evolved beyond the point of no return, and thus that a change of direction has become an unavoidable necessity. Our hero is being accelerated towards an ineluctable collision which is portrayed in the fourth section, entitled « Dam. »</p>
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<p style="border-width: 1px 0px 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); font-size: small;">« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process that we affectionately refer to as life.</p>
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<p style="font-size: small;">As the title suggest, the focus is directed on one major obstacle/life-changing experience, symbolized by a dam on the river, which the protagonist/narrator has to conquer in order to reach their intended destination.</p>
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<p style="font-size: small;">The storyline is inspired by my own life and struggle to reach the goal of earning a living through my artistic output, as opposed to working a day job to support myself and invest what’s left of my energies in artistic pursuits on a part-time basis, as I’ve done for the most part of the last twelve years or so.</p>Source (The Dam part 1)tag:www.cherrytreerecords.com,2010-10-21:2494454:BlogPost:3740732010-10-21T19:00:00.000ZChristopher Stewarthttp://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profile/ChristopherStewart
<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://api.ning.com/files/reabUsvO*vqii-J3354DQ5epHKbFy6Rvs6RBhItJYJVANlssZssr6YyLljug-EFq7F7YuLuM1GTbPLuqefVzUECqaK7I6vOe/444pxIrf_MSouf_Maafa.jpg"></img> <br></br><span style="font-size: x-small;">("<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Irf_M%27Souf_Maafa.JPG">La source de Maafa dans les Aurès en Algérie</a>" by Unknown Photographer)</span></p>
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<p>« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process that we affectionately refer to as life.</p>
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<p>As…</p>
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<p>« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process that we affectionately refer to as life.</p>
<br/>
<p>As the title suggest, the focus is directed on one major obstacle/life-changing experience, symbolized by a dam on the river, which the protagonist/narrator has to conquer in order to reach their intended destination.</p>
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<p>The storyline is inspired by my own life and struggle to reach the goal of earning a living through my artistic output, as opposed to working a day job to support myself and invest what’s left of my energies in artistic pursuits on a part-time basis, as I’ve done for the most part of the last twelve years or so.</p>
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<p>The opening section of « The Dam » is entitled « Source. » I remember feeling uplifted and very satisfied with myself after writing the first draft back in September 1997, even though I only had a vague idea of the whole piece at the time. Given how the suite turned out and what it stands for, it is now easier for me to understand why.</p>
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<p>The composition is an orchestral piece arranged for the « Modern Poligrafic Ensemble, » as I like to call our band when the parts I have written for Christian (our drummer) involve orchestral percussions. It slowly builds up and progressively hints at the main riff of the upcoming second section.</p>
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<p>As I often do, I have written poetry to accompany this instrumental. Here's a first draft :</p>
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<p><em>I'm a source and as such I'm possibility<br/> Eager to be fluent in creativity<br/> And though for the moment I am barely a stream<br/>
Of the temerity of the keen brook I dream<br/>
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I'm new born and so I'm vulnerability<br/>
Flowing out insecure and with anxiety<br/>
And though for the moment I am a shaky stream<br/>
Of the continuity of the river I dream<br/>
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I am free and I have pristine ebulliency<br/>
Gushing forth explosive yet with fluidity<br/>
And though for the moment I am a bubbly stream<br/>
Of the authority of the torrent I dream <br/>
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I'm giving I'm fueling I am activity<br/>
Springing forward willing yet with timidity<br/>
And though for the moment I am a measly stream<br/>
Of the vitality of the rapids I dream<br/>
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I'm unique in this world I'm singularity<br/>
Yearning to contribute all my capacity<br/>
And though for the moment I am a clumsy stream<br/>
Of the proficiency of waterfalls I dream <br/>
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I'm water and so I'm susceptibility<br/>
Turbulent volatile and lacking clarity<br/>
And though for the moment I am a muddy stream<br/>
Of the limpidity of the great lake I dream<br/>
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I'm living evolving I'm mutability<br/>
Far from immaculate yet I have purity<br/>
And though for the moment I am a lowly stream<br/>
Of the nobility of the wide firth I dream <br/>
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I'm growing and so I'm eventuality<br/>
Purposeful and patient I have tenacity<br/>
And though for the moment I am a petty stream<br/>
Of the immensity of the deep sea I dream<br/>
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I'm carrying the seed of future victory<br/>
Faithfully I transport invincibility<br/>
And though for the moment I'm secondary stream<br/>
Of the infinity of the ocean I dream</em></p>Immersion (The Dam part 5)tag:www.cherrytreerecords.com,2010-10-04:2494454:BlogPost:3732522010-10-04T00:00:00.000ZChristopher Stewarthttp://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profile/ChristopherStewart
<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="http://api.ning.com/files/9LpHwcmdnUt4Sgfs9kAeSKvLKnjC0z-AqdKFcOmMzgKWbR01QCf6poO9mWpeZSQp2nj2cVrwiUT7GMkFPimo1p2TRtSJJm-U/444pxUnderwater_world.jpg"></img> <br></br><span style="font-size: x-small;">("<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Underwater_world.jpg">Underwater World</a>" by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/56755410@N00">Felipe Skroski</a>)</span></p>
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<p>« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process that we affectionately refer to as…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://api.ning.com/files/9LpHwcmdnUt4Sgfs9kAeSKvLKnjC0z-AqdKFcOmMzgKWbR01QCf6poO9mWpeZSQp2nj2cVrwiUT7GMkFPimo1p2TRtSJJm-U/444pxUnderwater_world.jpg" alt=""/><br/><span style="font-size: x-small;">("<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Underwater_world.jpg">Underwater World</a>" by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/56755410@N00">Felipe Skroski</a>)</span></p>
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<p>« The Dam » is a 22-minute long suite in 8 movements that uses the metaphor of water flowing from source to ocean to illustrate the process that we affectionately refer to as life.</p>
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<p>As the title suggest, the focus is directed on one major obstacle/life-changing experience, symbolized by a dam on the river, which the protagonist/narrator has to conquer in order to reach their intended destination.</p>
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<p>The storyline is inspired by my own life and struggle to reach the goal of earning a living through my artistic output, as opposed to working a day job to support myself and invest what’s left of my energies in artistic pursuits on a part-time basis, as I’ve done for the most part of the last twelve years or so.</p>
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<p>In the storyline of the suite, once the obstacle is recognized and the necessity of the conquest accepted, the protagonist must transform to become what they feel they must be.</p>
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<p>The fifth movement portrays this transformation, and is entitled « Immersion. » The word is intended to refer to both the introspective facet and the manifestation of this shifting process, as it evokes the process of entering oneself for reflection, and the qualitative change wherein one fully becomes oneself.</p>
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<p>The lyrics have received the « this-close-to-satisfactory » status :</p>
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<p><em>Standing back it's all clear<br/> Following the wrong stream<br/>
Everyday I'm dying<br/>
For fear of failing<br/>
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Signs ignored and doors missed<br/>
The whole world misread<br/>
Always the same barrage<br/>
Self-inflicted damage <br/>
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I must reconnect to<br/>
My source and my outlet<br/>
Carefully rebuilding<br/>
What has been lost drifting<br/>
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Choosing a better boat<br/>
Today and hereafter<br/>
The ocean is calling<br/>
Myself I must enter</em></p>
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<p>While googling to verify some English phrasing, I stumbled upon the following text, which expresses very well how I view my relationship with Poligraf and its music :</p>
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<blockquote>Artists often appear to be absolutists - absolutists of their artistic enterprise. Because they consider it the most important thing to be done - for themselves and in the art world in general. This absolutism often meets with criticism. But there is a reasonable point in it: The artist - the emphatic artist - is the only person in this world who is able to produce just the kind of things he produces. If he were not to do it, nobody would, and the world would remain poorer. A potentiality which can come into existence only through you - because you are the only person who is haunted by this vision and who has the potential to give birth to it - will be realized by you, or never. It constitutes your personal singularity, and you may also feel responsible for bringing about this objective potentiality which can come into existence only through you. It is either given birth by you - or will not exist at all. - Similar phenomena are to be found in other spheres too, in writing, science or philosophy. - <a href="http://www2.uni-jena.de/welsch/" target="_blank">Wolfgang Welsch</a>, "<a href="http://www2.uni-jena.de/welsch/Papers/becomingOneself.html" target="_blank">Becoming oneself</a>"</blockquote>